Turkey Masala Tour

1 st Day: Welcome to Turkey / Istanbul

You will be met on arrival at Istanbul Airport by Turkey Chalo staff  and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to explore Istanbul. Overnight İstanbul.

2 nd Day: Istanbul City Tour

You will be picked up for your Istanbul Old City Day Tour at approximately 08:30.

Tour visits include:

• TopkapiPalace (closed on Tuesday and replaced with a visit to the Basilica Cistern)
• Hippodrome
• Blue Mosque
• Hagia Sophia (closed on Mondays and replaced with Chora Museum)
• Covered Grand Bazaar (closed on Sundays).

After the day tour we will drop you back to your hotel.Overnight Istanbul(B/L/-)

3 rd Day: Bosphorus Cruise in Istanbul & Flight to Izmir

08:30 Pickup from hotel for your half day Bosphorus Cruise and Spice Bazaar tour.

Tour visits:

• Spice Bazaar
• Golden Horn
• 2 hour Bosphorus Cruise which includes viewing Dolmabahce Palace from the water and Istanbul’s famous Bosphorus bridge.

Afterwards you will be transferred back to your hotel where you will be picked up and transferred to the Istanbul Airport for your flight to Izmir.

You will be met on arrival at Izmir Airport and transferred to your hotel in Kusadasi.

Overnight in Kusadasi

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4 th Day: Ephesus Day Tour

Tour Plan:

Pick up from your hotel between 08:30-08:45 for your Ephesus Day Tour which will include visits to:

• Ancient City of Ephesus
• Temple of Hadrian and Serapis
• Library of Celsus
• House of the Virgin Mary
• Temple of Artemis

After the tour you will be dropped back to your hotel. Free evening to enjoy the charming town of Kusadasi.

Overnight in Kusadasi

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5 th  Day: Flight from Ephesus to Cappadocia

Today early morning we will pick you up from your hotel in Kusadasi to Izmir airport for your flight to Kayseri airport.On Arrival to Kayseri airport our driver will be waiting for you outside the airport doors. Transfer to your cave hotel in Cappadocia. The rest of the day is yours.

Tour Plan:

• Pickup early in the morning from hotel.
• Transfer to Izmir airport & flight to Kayseri.
• Greeting in Kayseri airport
• Transfer to cave hotel in Cappadocia.

The rest of the day is yours to enjoy Cappadocia.

Overnight Cappadocia.

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Recommended Activity Tours in Cappadocia

Turkish Night & Whirling Dervishes Ceremony with Dinner 45 Euro Per Person (recommended for tonight)

Hot Air Balloon Flight in Cappadocia available for €300 (recommended for tomorrow morning)

Please let us know in advance if you wish to book the Turkish Night or Balloon Flight as places are limited

6 th  Day: Cappadocia Highlights Tour

Pick up from your hotel after breakfast (approximately 09:30-09:45 unless advised otherwise). Our first stop of the day will be Esentepe, a popular spot for enjoying a panoramic view of Göreme and its fairy chimneys and unique rock formations.

We will then drive to Derinkuyu Underground City, one of the deepest of Cappadocia’s many underground cities, and built by early Christians fleeing from persecution. Including rooms such as stables, cellars, chapels and wineries, you’ll be impressed as you wander through this underground city.We then drive to Ihlara Valley where we will hike a section of the valley, checking out the tiny churches cut into the rocks, along the way. We will then have some chill time and lunch at Belisirma Village. We will also visit Selime Monastery, the biggest rock-cut cathedral in Cappadocia.Our last stop is at Pigeon Valley where you will have a great photo opportunity. At the conclusion of the tour we will drop you back at your hotel.

Overnight Cappadocia

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7 th  Day: Cappadocia Highlights Tour 2

You will meet your guide at your hotel at approximately 9.30am for your Cappadocia Red Tour.

Our first stop of the day will be at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Göreme Open Air Museum which was once a Byzantine monastic settlement comprised of more than 10 churches, rectories, accommodation and a theological school. You’ll be amazed at the tiny churches carved into the rocks and decorated with frescoes, many of which are in good condition.

Our second stop will be Paşabağ Valley, also called the Monk’s Valley, home to some of the best examples of mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys. This valley was previously home to a settlement of monks, and today you can climb up into one of the fairy chimneys and see part of their former quarters. We then drive to Devrent Valley, also known as “Imagination Valley”, where some of the most surreal rock formations can be found, many of them shaped like animals. See if you can spot the camel, snake, seal and dolphin-shaped rocks.

We will have lunch at a local cave restaurant in the town of Avanos, which is famous for its pottery. After a tasty lunch of traditional Turkish cuisine, we will visit a local family-run pottery workshop for a kick-wheel pottery demonstration.Our last stop will be Uçhisar Castle, the highest point of the Cappadocia. This is a great opportunity to get some great panorama shots of Cappadocia and the fairy chimneys.

After the tour, you will be transferred to either Nevsehir or Kayseri airports (depending on flight availability) for your return flight to Istanbul. Arrive in Istanbul approximately 21:00, depending on flight schedules. You will be met on arrival by our transfer representative and then transferred to your hotel.

Overnight Istanbul

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8 th  Day: Istanbul

After breakfast check out from your hotel, and transfer to the airport.

We hope your tour was a memorable one and we would like to see you in future in one of our tours again.

Have a nice trip back home and thanks for travelling with Turkey Chalo .